Chapter 495
Seeing Aaron come out from the gate, Alex quickly approached him. Aaron asked, “What happened last night?”
This morning, the family discovered Ellie wasn’t home. They called her and finally learned what had happened last night. From a distance, they saw Alex dropping Ellie off at the door, which put Aaron at ease.
“Ethan is out of jail because Quinlee secretly helped him. I was going to collect evidence to send both of them to jail, but the Grant family took them away!” Alex explained the whole situation to Aaron and added worriedly, “Make sure Ellie doesn’t go out alone. I’m worried about her safety!”
Aaron frowned. They both fell into silence until Aaron spoke sternly. “Mr. Warren, I’ll keep an eye on this, but please stop disregarding the law.”
Alex replied, “I was forced to last night, but from now on, I’ll definitely follow the law.”
Aaron didn’t say anything more and turned to enter the house. He didn’t know if others believed Alex, but Aaron definitely didn’t.
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A few hours later, Ellie woke up and went downstairs to eat. Seeing her mom and brother busy in the kitchen making things for her, Ellie felt a deep warmth in her heart. With such a wonderful family, it didn’t matter to her if she could never have her own kids.
Perhaps knowing that the person who had been secretly following her had been identified allowed Ellie to relax a bit after days of tension. Or maybe it was the light food Joanna made that increased her appetite. Ellie enjoyed a meal without feeling nauseous for once.
After breakfast, everyone gathered in front of the living room sofa to discuss what happened last night.
Whitney said, “Since Alex said so, it’s probably true. With Jason not around these days, Ellie, you should listen to Aaron and take a few days off to rest at home.”
Ellie sat quietly, hesitating for a while before finally speaking up, “I need to go out!” Seeing the surprised looks from everyone, Ellie explained, “Even though I’m sure the one following me is Ethan, I don’t have any proof.”
Ellie continued, “So far, he hasn’t done anything to legally harm me, so reporting him wouldn’t count as a crime. I need to keep going to work and living my life as usual.
“If he really wants to get back at me, he’ll make another move, and that’s when we’ll have the evidence to catch him!”
Ellie casually placed a hand over her stomach, her voice firm. She was determined to lure Ethan out and find out what kind of secret dealings he had with Quinlee behind the scenes.
As for the baby, she had already made up her mind: she didn’t want it. She had planned everything. Once this issue was settled, she’d pretend to go on a trip to relax, and in a city where no one knew her, she’d have the pregnancy terminated.
After going upstairs, Ellie was stopped by Aaron. He asked, “Did Diana really leave the country?”
“That’s what she told me when she called last night,”
Diana, being a fun–loving jewelry designer, often went abroad alone to watch shows. Ellie was used to it, but Aaron’s face clearly showed he was upset.
“Take some time to rest,” Aaron comforted Ellie and then went back to his room. He immediately called Diana, but there was no answer. After hesitating for quite a while, Aaron finally got the courage to send her a text message.
Then the truth hit him–he was blacklisted. “Immature!” Aaron grumbled in frustration, sitting at the foot of the bed.
